Novelties. — Tomatorhimis Oiscuns. 7 



what paler bi'owii; slig-litl}^ intermingled with white. The sides, 

 axillaries, flanks^ and the lesser xinder-wing coverts next the body, 

 and the whole of the exterior and longer tail coverts are deep 

 brown ; the rest of the lower wing coverts except just at the edge 

 of the wing are white, here and there slightly mottled^ especially 

 at the edge of the wing, with dusky brown ; the longer axillaries 

 are mottled with white along their bases. 



Imuatarjiims @l}sami5^ Sp. Nov. 



Very like P. Horsfieldi, ( SyhesJ but larger ; Mil longer, deeper, and viore 

 compressed, and general color (where not wliitej dull, snioJcy earth- 

 brown. 



This new^ species is closely allied to Horsfieldi, of which I have 

 numerous specimens of both sexes, but differs not only in colora- 

 tion but in the greater length, depth, and compression of bill : it is 

 also somewhat lai'ger. This species has been procured at Mount 

 Aboo and also in the Seoni District. The dimensions of a female 

 measured in the flesh were as follows: Length, 10"12 inches; 

 expanse, 11*5 inches; tail, from vent, 4 inches; wing, 4' 15 

 inches. Wings when closed reached to within 2-75 inches of 

 end of tail; tarsi, 1"3 inch; bill straight from forehead to point, 

 1"35 inches. 



Description. — Bill dirty yellow, blackish on the ridge at base 

 of upper mandible. Leg's and feet, dark, slightl}^ greenisli plum- 

 beous ; irides, dark-red ; chin, throat, breast, and centre of abdo- 

 men, and a long superciliary stripe from forehead to nape, pure 

 white. The whole of the rest of the plumage a dull smoky earth- 

 brown, rather a purer brown on quills and tail which nre very 

 faintly rufescent, recalling the wings and tail of Malacocercns 

 Canorus. The tail obsoletely barred ; the lores, dark brown ; the 

 ear-coverts slightly darker brown than the rest of the body. 



But for the superior size both of bill and wing', the greater 

 depth and the more compressed character of the bill, I should 

 have thought that these were immature specimens of HorsJielcU ; 

 but as both in size of bill and wing they exceed every one of 

 eight full}^ mature specimens of Horsjieldi, of both sexes, from 

 the Pulnej's, Coonoor, and Ootacaraund, I am compelled, at any 

 rate provisionally, to accept them as a distinct species. 



